A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF AP…

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A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. terracotta, the goddess in kneeling position, later brass attachments below each knee for mounting, traces of white paint, 11.5cm high approx. Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby's London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part) Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968 Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.141, p.36

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A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

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